I am sure I am not the only person dealing with this, so bear with me.
Since I got my first computer in 1993, my handwriting has gone steadily downhill. While my typing speed improved dramatically my handwriting took a back seat. I am especially horrified when it comes time to write out stack of Christmas cards and I get weary just a half an hour of solid handwriting. I’ve always been used to scribbling at work and I tend to just say “Don’t look at my writing!” if anyone is going to see it. When I write checks I sometimes want to go back and write them again so they look neater. This morning I decided that I want to write better, so I am making a concerted effort to improve my handwriting before Christmas. I got my pen license quite early in grade 4 – I can make this happen!
The exercise I have chosen to practice with consistently over this time is to pretend to be writing a letter to President Obama. Trying to think of what to use as an exercise helped highlight part of the issue. Currently, the only time I write is for to-do lists or random notes. This means the only time I really have to ‘write well’ is Christmas. So I figure that in the off chance that one day, the President may have to read my scribe, I want it to be decent.
I was doing some searching for tips to improve handwriting and here are some good sources of information –
Papernelia Handwriting Tips
8 Tips to Improve your handwriting
NY Times – Handwriting tips